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so he's no longer worried at all about the politics of obama care. do you think that's why he was able to expand medicaid and create the only state-based exchange in all of the south? >> well, sure. when you're lame duck as he is, it takes a lot of pressure off you. he has responsibilities to other democrats in the state. he understands that. i think there was a little bit of political risk in that respect. but that's one of the problems with the implementation across the country is that it has become basically a political exercise, if not an exercise in actually implementing a policy. many of these republican governors who constantly are criticizing the federal government said we will let it run the exchange. that's fine. we want to do it. that was a political judgment that they made, not a policy judgment, not something considering the welfare of their citizens. and as a result of that, they have complicated the system for virtually everybody. >> interestingly, about 80% is forex panned medicaid in kentucky. are you concerned with so many people si
so he's no longer worried at all about the politics of obama care. do you think that's why he was able to expand medicaid and create the only state-based exchange in all of the south? >> well, sure. when you're lame duck as he is, it takes a lot of pressure off you. he has responsibilities to other democrats in the state. he understands that. i think there was a little bit of political risk in that respect. but that's one of the problems with the implementation across the country is that...
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president obama and the first lady giving a why ranging interview. the president addressed concerns about the health care rollout and questions about his legacy. >> every president in their second term is, you know, mindful, you only have a limited amount of time left. you want to make sure you are squeezing every last ounce of energy you have to try to deliver on the commitments you made to the american people. >> president obama's self-imposed deadline is fast approaching for healthcare.gov. with the midnight deadline looming, people will start to have a better experience by then. key parts of the site will be down for maintenance and repairs. the president will unveil a new national security strategy early next year. a letter was released friday. the president is expected to update the strategy outline and describe the national security priorities for the remainder of his term. and the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is apologizing to hamid karzai for the drone strike that killed one child and injured two women. nato will investigate. >>> a bit
president obama and the first lady giving a why ranging interview. the president addressed concerns about the health care rollout and questions about his legacy. >> every president in their second term is, you know, mindful, you only have a limited amount of time left. you want to make sure you are squeezing every last ounce of energy you have to try to deliver on the commitments you made to the american people. >> president obama's self-imposed deadline is fast approaching for...
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in his written statement, president obama called for calm. and i think that his comments on friday were really a follow-up to that, saying let's all take a breath. let's all have a moment of reflection when it comes to race. he acknowledged how far they have come but made a point that the nation still has a long way to go. >> trayvon martin's parents are expected to attend two of the vigils. they are planned across the the nation today. people will gather outside deposit buildings to call for federal civil rights charges against george zimmerman. >>> in tallahassee today, stand your ground law protests are gathering. they have been gathered out week demanding a special session. >>> three big money headlines. back flippers, blockbuster grid lock, fading barbies. joining me now is regina lewis. beginning with the housing market here, house flipping, is that back? what does it mean? >> it means buying and selling within a six-month window. home prices are up 12%, so you have margins to work with. the new average gain is $18,000. john poulsen sai
in his written statement, president obama called for calm. and i think that his comments on friday were really a follow-up to that, saying let's all take a breath. let's all have a moment of reflection when it comes to race. he acknowledged how far they have come but made a point that the nation still has a long way to go. >> trayvon martin's parents are expected to attend two of the vigils. they are planned across the the nation today. people will gather outside deposit buildings to call...
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president obama going on that dodgy college mentalry. he got plenty of laughs from that and everything else as he played the room. the dinner is a pricey shindig. but the question whether that connection is really relevant exists. joining miss is amy argeh-singer of worst woes. i'm proud of you making it in considering how late sdr . >>> there are lots of stars. >> originally it was a chance for reporters to catch up with their sources. those were the original white house correspondents dinner guests. you would bring your sources, government officials you wanted to kiss up with and hopefully give us information through the rest of it is year. >> people will drop by your table. you almost are using the stars as a transactional thing. >> so are the stars relevant. bradley cooper, an a-lister. do you think that really brings in the people who then talk politics. >> i guess you have to ask what is the goal. it start off being an industry dinner, a chance for the reporters to get together and to be on meened terms for one night with the presi
president obama going on that dodgy college mentalry. he got plenty of laughs from that and everything else as he played the room. the dinner is a pricey shindig. but the question whether that connection is really relevant exists. joining miss is amy argeh-singer of worst woes. i'm proud of you making it in considering how late sdr . >>> there are lots of stars. >> originally it was a chance for reporters to catch up with their sources. those were the original white house...
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the joy of president barack obama winning. i must say, in these last four years i'm impressed with what he has done. we were minus 4 million jobs. more americans are insured. more youth have pell grants. registry, in detroit, the number one truck, the ram, number one car, the cadillac, and more troops out of iraq. tremendous odds, against tremendous odds, he has done an amazing job. >> so many things on this president's agenda. i want to speak with you about gun control, because you come from chicago, which has suffered a pretty tough year with the number of murders in that city as a result of gun violence. do any of the president's policies in proposal, or in the think tank, do think address gun control and reducing the violence in our inner cities? >> only in some measure. i wrote president barack obama a letter, and vice president biden. in chicago, gun shops, gun ranges there. drugs come in from the mexica cartels so there are drug cartel there's. guns are manufactured in the suburbs on rock island. so guns and drugs in, p
the joy of president barack obama winning. i must say, in these last four years i'm impressed with what he has done. we were minus 4 million jobs. more americans are insured. more youth have pell grants. registry, in detroit, the number one truck, the ram, number one car, the cadillac, and more troops out of iraq. tremendous odds, against tremendous odds, he has done an amazing job. >> so many things on this president's agenda. i want to speak with you about gun control, because you come...
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president obama says he won't accept a deal that includes new revenues. republicans saying they won't accept a deal that includes tax increases. so as of right now, negotiations are stalled. the halls of the capitol are empty. lawmakers have gone home for the weekend. meanwhile, americans are watching all of this unfold with worry. with the knowledge that as many as 750,000 workers could be facing furloughs. that will impact government workers. there is also a concern that educational programs, including head start programs could be impacted and the defense department. warnings national security could be affected as well. the is sequester will take plac over time. over the next several weeks. the public frustration will mount and ultimately that will pressure republicans, but the big question mark, will that actually happen? the next big deadline is march 27th, when the continuing resolution needs to be dealt with by congress and the conventional wisdom is lawmakers will deal with the sequester at this time. back to you. >> kristen welker from 1600 pennsy
president obama says he won't accept a deal that includes new revenues. republicans saying they won't accept a deal that includes tax increases. so as of right now, negotiations are stalled. the halls of the capitol are empty. lawmakers have gone home for the weekend. meanwhile, americans are watching all of this unfold with worry. with the knowledge that as many as 750,000 workers could be facing furloughs. that will impact government workers. there is also a concern that educational programs,...
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a little bit more of what president obama had to say of the role of u.s. forces will be, once that transition happens. take a listen. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting, afghan forces. it will be an historic moment, and another step toward full afghan sovereignty. >> now, alex, the big question that remains unanswered, what happens after 2014? that is, of course, the official end of combat operations in afghanistan. earlier this week, the white house had signalled that president obama might be open to having zero troops in afghanistan after 2014, after the joint press conference yesterday. president obama said he hasn't worked out specifically how many troops will remain in afghanistan. that's an announcement he will make in coming months. hamid karzai had signalled that he really wanted a more robust american troop presence in afghanistan after 2014. yesterday, karzai wouldn't weigh in on the numbers. critics said if there are no forces or reduced force level in afghanistan, that could leave th
a little bit more of what president obama had to say of the role of u.s. forces will be, once that transition happens. take a listen. >> starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting, afghan forces. it will be an historic moment, and another step toward full afghan sovereignty. >> now, alex, the big question that remains unanswered, what happens after 2014? that is, of course, the official end of combat operations in afghanistan....
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people who were never really closely identified with obama. a lot of democrats who don't necessarily love president obama and now see him in the early stages as being the lame duck. and they still love the clintons. and they have every desire for clintons to be around as long as possible. >> yeah. i have to say, i had the privilege of servie ine ing wit chelsea on an m.i.t. event in the fall. we co-chaired an event together. wow, so supersmart. she's benefited from that education. helping to pass marriage quality. helping in the sandy aid. do you think she's prepare for her own candidacy in the future? >> i don't think she wants to run at this point. she seems very happy being the kind of family surrogate, being really out there, being up front. everything she's done have been her deliberate and strategic. issues that everyone should be able to get around. not superpartisan. the gay marriage issue might be the exception. in past interviews she's not been shermanesque in rule ought a candidacy. with the clintons, you always have to say never sa
people who were never really closely identified with obama. a lot of democrats who don't necessarily love president obama and now see him in the early stages as being the lame duck. and they still love the clintons. and they have every desire for clintons to be around as long as possible. >> yeah. i have to say, i had the privilege of servie ine ing wit chelsea on an m.i.t. event in the fall. we co-chaired an event together. wow, so supersmart. she's benefited from that education. helping...
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in the longer-term they further reduce the already low prospect that once he departs obama will have left much of an imprint on the international system in general and the middle east in particular. end quote. >>> for more i'm joined by republican congressman luke messer, member of the foreign affairs committee. representative messer, thanks for starting out your holiday weekend with us. >> thanks, alex. glad to be here. >> nice and early. let's take a listen to part of the president's speech on thursday. here it is. >> we must define our effort not as a boundless global war on terror, but rather as a series of persistent targeted efforts to dismantle specific networks of violent extremists that threaten america. >> so what's your response to that? >> well, i think there's a fundamental disagreement here about the nature of the war on terror. i think many conservatives believe that the war on terror is closer to the cold war, where there were two very different world views in this -- on this planet, the communists who were try being to end the western way of life. i think the war on
in the longer-term they further reduce the already low prospect that once he departs obama will have left much of an imprint on the international system in general and the middle east in particular. end quote. >>> for more i'm joined by republican congressman luke messer, member of the foreign affairs committee. representative messer, thanks for starting out your holiday weekend with us. >> thanks, alex. glad to be here. >> nice and early. let's take a listen to part of the...
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president obama has a series of meetings on capitol hill next week. he'll meet with democrats and republicans in both chambers. the idea is to talk about deficit reduction. he'll also talk about some of his other second-term goals, immigration reform, gun control. now, these meetings that are coming up this week come on the heels of a series of meetings. this past week he had lunch with paul ryan, his former rival on the campaign trail. and then he had a big dinner here in washington, d.c. earlier this week with 12 republican senators at the jefferson hotel. the idea was to hone in on deficit reduction. of course, this comes on the heels of this president having been widely criticized for not reaching out enough to members of congress. so this really represents a new strategy on the part of this president and this white house to reach around congressional leaders to circumvent them and go directly to the rank and member files of congress and talk to them. i've been speaking with administration officials here who say this is a good time for the preside
president obama has a series of meetings on capitol hill next week. he'll meet with democrats and republicans in both chambers. the idea is to talk about deficit reduction. he'll also talk about some of his other second-term goals, immigration reform, gun control. now, these meetings that are coming up this week come on the heels of a series of meetings. this past week he had lunch with paul ryan, his former rival on the campaign trail. and then he had a big dinner here in washington, d.c....
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also, president obama is praising janet napolitano for her work as secretary of homeland security. napolitano announced friday, she'll be stepping down from the position in about six weeks, to take over as president of the university of california system. meanwhile, former florida governor, jeb bush, and florida senator, marco rubio, will be speaking today at the annual maverick pac three-day conference in miami. the organization's goal is to engage young republicans in the political process. and in orlando, the naacp kicks off its 104th national convention today. it runs through wednesday. for more on the latest political headlines, i am joined now by congressional reporter for politico, sung minh kim, and congressional reporter for "the washington post," ed o'keefe. thanks for joining us, guys. >> great to be here. >> ed, you heard the president on immigration. is immigration reform yet another effort that is going to fail in the house? >> well, you know, it's still pretty early in the process, in the house. they are just really starting to debate this in a bigger way. already, y
also, president obama is praising janet napolitano for her work as secretary of homeland security. napolitano announced friday, she'll be stepping down from the position in about six weeks, to take over as president of the university of california system. meanwhile, former florida governor, jeb bush, and florida senator, marco rubio, will be speaking today at the annual maverick pac three-day conference in miami. the organization's goal is to engage young republicans in the political process....
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>> i think there is always a worry on the back side of their minds, but they feel -- president obama feels they are on the right side of the debate. challenged republicans, egging them on, saying we know they are right on this he will go out and talk to people about it. he used an event yesterday, saying good-bye to secretary panetta to say this would be bad from the economy. i expect to see more of that coming up. >> the gop is willing to dig in its heels and bet the president will take the blame in the court of public opinion. charles krauthammer says the republicans finally have leverage, they should use it. the republicans need to reiterate that the sequester was the president's idea in the first place. do they run of risk of having this backfire? >> look at the polling, republicans end up on the shortened of the stick and get the blame. republicans in congress signed off on this deal, whether or not they were the ones that pushed for it in the end, they did agree to it and did vote for it. blame can be passed off to both sides on this issue, certainly, republicans doing their le
>> i think there is always a worry on the back side of their minds, but they feel -- president obama feels they are on the right side of the debate. challenged republicans, egging them on, saying we know they are right on this he will go out and talk to people about it. he used an event yesterday, saying good-bye to secretary panetta to say this would be bad from the economy. i expect to see more of that coming up. >> the gop is willing to dig in its heels and bet the president will...
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is in connection with the investigation into those ricin-laced letters that were sent to president obama and members of congress. i can tell you, alex, i have been talking to our local affiliate in mississippi who says that his home, dutschke's home, was searched by investigators on tuesday and wednesday of this week. so this arrest comes after that. now, of course, if you will recall, this past tuesday prosecutors dropped charges against elvis impersonator paul kevin curtis. they thought he was behind the letters. he declared his innocence along, and so this past tuesday they did drop the charges against him. now, just for some background, alex, this all relates to those ricin-laced letters that were addressed to president obama and to a republican of mississippi, senator roger wicker. those letters were intercepted though. they were intercepted at off-site mail facilities. so to be very clear, they never got close to their intended targets, but given the timing of this, this happened just really a few days after the boston bombing, it certainly added to the heightened anxiety and alert
is in connection with the investigation into those ricin-laced letters that were sent to president obama and members of congress. i can tell you, alex, i have been talking to our local affiliate in mississippi who says that his home, dutschke's home, was searched by investigators on tuesday and wednesday of this week. so this arrest comes after that. now, of course, if you will recall, this past tuesday prosecutors dropped charges against elvis impersonator paul kevin curtis. they thought he...
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the cost of health care has gone down because of obama care. here's the kwoet. the focus on insurance coverage obscures other parts of the aca that are working well, even better than expected. it's increasingly clear that the cost curve is bending and the aca is a significant part of the reason. so do you think this message might resonate another tough public relations week for the white house? >> it might help a little, particularly because it was a memo of his that got leaked that caused some of the problems for president obama in the first place. but look, there's only one thing that's really going to fix the pr problem for the administration. that is the website problems have to start working and they have to get over this -- the problem of all these people in the individual market losing their insurance. they're moving to address both of these things. but until people start to see more evidence of obama care working across the board, even if what professor cutler is saying is true, people aren't going to accept that until they're seeing more widespread succ
the cost of health care has gone down because of obama care. here's the kwoet. the focus on insurance coverage obscures other parts of the aca that are working well, even better than expected. it's increasingly clear that the cost curve is bending and the aca is a significant part of the reason. so do you think this message might resonate another tough public relations week for the white house? >> it might help a little, particularly because it was a memo of his that got leaked that...
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they want to see a much stronger position from the obama administration. they say, okay, yes, it wasn't a mass gassing, but why does that have to happen before more -- before more action. before more help? and they're not talking about u.s. marines occupying syria. they're talking about a no-fly zone, or a buffer zone. >> so this is absolutely to be continued. so we'll do so with your help down the road. thank you. >> thank you. >>> new details this morning about how authorities worked to track down the boston marathon bombing suspects. jeff bauman who was injured in the blast came eye-to-eye with suspect number one, tamerlan tsarnaev moments before the bombs were detonated. he lost both legs gut from his hospital bed he gave the authorities a description of the suspicious man he encountered. >> are fbi agents running in the room and cops and investigators? is that what happened? >> yeah, they were there from the moment i was in -- from the moment i was talking right when i got to the hospital. right when i showed up in the ambulance. >> really? and was sk
they want to see a much stronger position from the obama administration. they say, okay, yes, it wasn't a mass gassing, but why does that have to happen before more -- before more action. before more help? and they're not talking about u.s. marines occupying syria. they're talking about a no-fly zone, or a buffer zone. >> so this is absolutely to be continued. so we'll do so with your help down the road. thank you. >> thank you. >>> new details this morning about how...
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president obama, of course, has mapped out an ambitious second term agenda which includes immigration reform. a new gun control legislation. but a lot of people say that the situation in north korea, and also iran, could wind up dominating a lot of his second term. alex? >> okay. kristen, thank you very much for that from the white house. >> thank you. >> about ten minutes or so from now we're going to talk with congresswoman loretta sanchez. she's here in studio. she's of course a member of the homeland security committee and we're going to ask her directly how serious is north korea in terms of being a threat here to the u.s. homeland? >>> meantime, in less than an hour a big gathering of conservatives resumes in washington, d.c., a meeting known as cpac. last night former florida governor jeb bush delivered a blunt message to his fellow republicans. >> way too many people believe republicans are anti-immigrant, anti-woman, anti-science, anti-gay, anti-worker, and the list goes on and on and on. many voters are simply unwilling to choose our candidates, even though they share our co
president obama, of course, has mapped out an ambitious second term agenda which includes immigration reform. a new gun control legislation. but a lot of people say that the situation in north korea, and also iran, could wind up dominating a lot of his second term. alex? >> okay. kristen, thank you very much for that from the white house. >> thank you. >> about ten minutes or so from now we're going to talk with congresswoman loretta sanchez. she's here in studio. she's of...
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and i'm also curious about the impact on president obama. when they say it was a mistake, steve miller say it was a mistake and not an act of partisanship, are people buying it? >> not necessarily. while the watchdog who testified alongside him made it clear he didn't think there was any bit of partisanship in all this and that it was perhaps just a mistake in that they focused too closely on these groups, we did learn during this hearing that the treasury watchdog who had prepared the report began briefing members of the treasury department last june, basically. so you had the deputy secretary of the treasury department, the general counsel there, aware that this investigation was going on. does it mean the watchdog had given him all the information or that they needed to know every detail? what it does suggest is that there were senior people in the obama administration, at least over at the treasury department, who were aware of this just a few months before the erection, and that brings pause to republicans and democrats who say, look, i
and i'm also curious about the impact on president obama. when they say it was a mistake, steve miller say it was a mistake and not an act of partisanship, are people buying it? >> not necessarily. while the watchdog who testified alongside him made it clear he didn't think there was any bit of partisanship in all this and that it was perhaps just a mistake in that they focused too closely on these groups, we did learn during this hearing that the treasury watchdog who had prepared the...
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president obama has a plan in his budget. but my sources are telling me it's unlikely that will happen in the near future. >>> that's a wrap of this hour of weekend with alex wit. straight ahead let's take the cameras to the premier of "up with steve kornacki." >> across the country we'll see storm system finally move out. cooler weather works in the northeast with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. warm air sal across the southern half of the country. stronger storms possible across central florida today. we'll see thunderstorms in montana, turns into snow by tomorrow. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the symptoms... then he gave me some blood tests. showed it was low t. that's it. it was a number -- not just me. [ male announcer ] today, men with low t have androgel 1.62% (testosterone gel).
president obama has a plan in his budget. but my sources are telling me it's unlikely that will happen in the near future. >>> that's a wrap of this hour of weekend with alex wit. straight ahead let's take the cameras to the premier of "up with steve kornacki." >> across the country we'll see storm system finally move out. cooler weather works in the northeast with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. warm air sal across the southern half of the country. stronger storms...
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obama pledging $200 million in additional aid. and also defending the fact that the americans have not, at least so far, militaryly intervened in syria. take a listen. >> you know, i think it's fair to say that the united states often finds itself in a situation where if it goes in militarily then it's criticized for going in militarily. and if it doesn't go in militarily then people say, why aren't you doing something militarily? and, you know, my response at this stage is to make sure that what we do contributes to bringing an end to the bloodshed as quickly as possible. >> this really was an effort to try to bring the international community together here, here in the middle east. the last several days, only about 50 hours of them, and israel, the last 24 or so hours here in jordan. and while the president leaves secretary of state john kerry, alex, it's worth noting is going to stay behind, he has meetings scheduled today here in jordan with the head of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. and then he returns to israel a
obama pledging $200 million in additional aid. and also defending the fact that the americans have not, at least so far, militaryly intervened in syria. take a listen. >> you know, i think it's fair to say that the united states often finds itself in a situation where if it goes in militarily then it's criticized for going in militarily. and if it doesn't go in militarily then people say, why aren't you doing something militarily? and, you know, my response at this stage is to make sure...
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>> mine is the interview with president obama. there are a few topics. i was focused on the president's comment that gun safety advocates should listen more to the concerns of responsible gun owners if they are going to get anything done. it is totally doable. most gun owners support common sense regulations to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them. this would be a smart way to move forward and get something done. >> such a common sense thing that we can take it up on so many topics and we sat down and listened and respected the person on the other side of the argument. president talked a little bit about skeet shooting. interesting read. you tell me. >> back in 2004 president bush won reelection and it was how brilliant the campaign was and how the democrats said never again will we be defeated. we must emulate president bush's campaign. there was a story about how republicans are saying we need to do better. we need to do a better job of being very much involved from the technology standpoint. campaigns have elections, consquence
>> mine is the interview with president obama. there are a few topics. i was focused on the president's comment that gun safety advocates should listen more to the concerns of responsible gun owners if they are going to get anything done. it is totally doable. most gun owners support common sense regulations to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them. this would be a smart way to move forward and get something done. >> such a common sense thing that we can take...
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even a severe warning in atlanta where president obama is visiting morehouse college. we're also seeing showers and storms throughout the carolina now. nothing severe at this time. showers and thunderstorms beginning to break out across the western portions of illinois. not so much yet across the western areas of missouri. this is where we expect things to really light up later on this evening. the tornado threat is going to increase as we go through tonight, talking about places like joplin, tulsa, oklahoma city as well, all the way through the twin cities and tomorrow this whole area shifts a little more to the east to include chicago and st. louis and it will still be a tornado threat. a lot of these areas in the red zone back into much of oklahoma as well. large hail, straight line wind as possibility but tornadoes. you really need to have a plan to be safe. back to you, alex. >> thank you very much for the heads up. we need to pay attention now. appreciate it. to stay up on the weather at all times, go to weather.com. >> back to politics, top senate republican mit
even a severe warning in atlanta where president obama is visiting morehouse college. we're also seeing showers and storms throughout the carolina now. nothing severe at this time. showers and thunderstorms beginning to break out across the western portions of illinois. not so much yet across the western areas of missouri. this is where we expect things to really light up later on this evening. the tornado threat is going to increase as we go through tonight, talking about places like joplin,...
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it's possible that obama was just uncomfortable with what he said himself. we know that he tends to be very careful in making comments like that. but i actually read this morning that there's some speculation that kamala harris could eventually join the obama administration and could even potentially be a supreme court pick this term. which seems like a long shot but if that's true, it makes sense why he would want to sort of repair what happened, and just be extra careful about it. >> okay. and aaron, this was just off the cuff remark, right? this wasn't part of a prepared speech or anything like that, right? >> yeah. and if it was for some reason, if somebody actually wrote these remarks and wanted the president to say them, i think that they'd probably be looking for a job right now. or maybe that they should be. you know, i think that this is, you know, he needs to apologize insofar as this narrative that was already out there about the white house. and that narrative is that it's somewhat of a boy's club. you know, we've had anita dunn the former commun
it's possible that obama was just uncomfortable with what he said himself. we know that he tends to be very careful in making comments like that. but i actually read this morning that there's some speculation that kamala harris could eventually join the obama administration and could even potentially be a supreme court pick this term. which seems like a long shot but if that's true, it makes sense why he would want to sort of repair what happened, and just be extra careful about it. >>...
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he's going to repeal obama care. talk about a poke in the eye. how many times have they tried and it failed? it's a two-way street. both sides have to pony up here. >> we are talking about this being the charm offensive. is this an attempt to change the narrative? by the way, the white house doesn't like the phrase, charm offensive. >> the white house doesn't have a choice in what we call it. it's what it is. he's trying to charm the congress. he tried to do it when he became the president. they stuck him in the eye with an appetizer fork and it wasn't pretty. he's trying again. i hope he does. if he tries and tries again and they rebuff him, it's going to make them look bad. maybe it's the strategy, i don't know. >> let's listen to the congressman in an interview this morning. >> are you saying as part of your budget you would repeal obama care? >> yes. >> that's not going to happen. >> we believe it should. that's the point. this is what budgeting is all about, chris. it's making tough choices to fix our country's problems. >> there you hear a
he's going to repeal obama care. talk about a poke in the eye. how many times have they tried and it failed? it's a two-way street. both sides have to pony up here. >> we are talking about this being the charm offensive. is this an attempt to change the narrative? by the way, the white house doesn't like the phrase, charm offensive. >> the white house doesn't have a choice in what we call it. it's what it is. he's trying to charm the congress. he tried to do it when he became the...
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on obama care, they are unified in opposition. i think going forward, they will continue to look for whatever problems are in the law and continue to attack them. i don't think we're done with this yet. in the 2014 campaign, even if lots -- even if the website is working they'll find other problems. this law is very complicated. i don't think next year it's going to be working. everybodily either. i think some things will go wrong. this law is so complicated has so many elements. health insurance is very hard to implement. a lot of people don't like their insurance now. i'm not sure it will be perfect on december 1st, 2014 either. >> i want to phrase this to you jackie. are republicans going to run out of talking points if the web ite gets up and running and works? >> well, again, it depends. the website is the main problem we're focusing on now. we don't note what the future holds. whether they really have clung on to this, but if the website starts working and if obama care is successful, yes, this could be very bad for republic
on obama care, they are unified in opposition. i think going forward, they will continue to look for whatever problems are in the law and continue to attack them. i don't think we're done with this yet. in the 2014 campaign, even if lots -- even if the website is working they'll find other problems. this law is very complicated. i don't think next year it's going to be working. everybodily either. i think some things will go wrong. this law is so complicated has so many elements. health...
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certainly he's helped raise awareness, as has michelle obama with her anti-obesity campaigns. and so clearly, this trend goes back eight years, thomas, so directionally, we've been kind of weaning ourselves off of drinks. of course we're replacing it with flavored water, the red bulls of the world, so this is a trend that is going to make the soda manufacturers have to get real creative. that's why you see beyonce signing with pepsi and changing the bottle. that's why you see guys like mark jacobs, which is a fashion designer, doing neat things with diet coke. so they're going to have to get creative or water and red bull are going to eat up market share. >> and we've got coupons becoming a staple of the economy. a lot of people have always relied on coupons. i mean now we have reality shows about coupon cutters. but certainly during the downturn consumer interest was very high, but we're seeing a drop-off now in use? >> well, it's interesting that you mention that reality television show called "extreme couponing" in part, they are to blame for the declines. because it became
certainly he's helped raise awareness, as has michelle obama with her anti-obesity campaigns. and so clearly, this trend goes back eight years, thomas, so directionally, we've been kind of weaning ourselves off of drinks. of course we're replacing it with flavored water, the red bulls of the world, so this is a trend that is going to make the soda manufacturers have to get real creative. that's why you see beyonce signing with pepsi and changing the bottle. that's why you see guys like mark...
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obama boom economy. any consensus on that that you're hearing in d.c.? >> there's not that much consensus on anything here. but i think what the president is trying to put forward is that they've made progress. i think getting talk in washington back to the economy, something the white house wants to do to get it off the other subjects, including the irs and a.p. scandal. last week the president went on a fund-raising trip to talk to democrats in chicago, and he made the same point in the private fund-raisers i was at. the economy is doing better. the stock market's up. i think what the president is saying, let's keep this momentum going. as you heard, he said we need congress to do its job and get on board here. the message i think is going into the talks this summer about the deficit, about how to cut spending and rein in spending, he also wants to talk about investments. he's still trying to put pressure on congress to do that. you just can't cut, cut, cut. and he's going to keep on that message. >> h
obama boom economy. any consensus on that that you're hearing in d.c.? >> there's not that much consensus on anything here. but i think what the president is trying to put forward is that they've made progress. i think getting talk in washington back to the economy, something the white house wants to do to get it off the other subjects, including the irs and a.p. scandal. last week the president went on a fund-raising trip to talk to democrats in chicago, and he made the same point in the...
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what else is the obama administration saying about all of this? >> yeah, betty. recognize that this has now been exactly eight months to the day since that deadly assault on the u.s. diplomatic compound in benghazi, libya. and it's obviously still stirring up anger and sharp division. a very big partisan divide on this. the blame game over the white house's initial account of what happen has really put white house officials on the defensive. this is all about leaked e-mails that show that the white house was much more deeply involved, as you noted, in revising those now widely discredited talking points about the attack that they had publicly acknowledged. there were, as you noted, 12 separate drafts. the e-mails from the days immediately after the attack show that the white house coordinated with the state department, and the cia, and other agencies to prepare the talking points, the ones that were used by u.n. ambassador susan rice on tv just days later. in particular the state department then run by hillary clinton pushed to drop references to al qaeda and cia
what else is the obama administration saying about all of this? >> yeah, betty. recognize that this has now been exactly eight months to the day since that deadly assault on the u.s. diplomatic compound in benghazi, libya. and it's obviously still stirring up anger and sharp division. a very big partisan divide on this. the blame game over the white house's initial account of what happen has really put white house officials on the defensive. this is all about leaked e-mails that show that...
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obama is obviously going through it right about now. a must-read. everyone take a look at it. >> appreciate that. >>> gentlemen, so good to see all three of you. good back to your families if you have them and the kids. >> happy mother's day, alex. >> thank you. a wrap-up of this hour. this edition of "weekends with alex witt." all you moms, have a great one. i love you, to my mom. thank you so much. craig melvyn is up in one hour after "meet the press." everything. everything. everything. everything. everything? [ all ] everything? yup! with the new staples rewards program you get 5% back on everything. everything? everything. [ male announcer ] the new staples rewards program. get free shipping and 5% back on everything your business needs. that was easy. \ s [ chainsaw buzzing ] humans. sometimes, life trips us up. sometimes, we trip ourselves up. and although the mistakes may seem to just keep coming at you, so do the solutions. like multi-policy discounts from liberty mutual insurance. save up to 10% just for combining your auto and home insura
obama is obviously going through it right about now. a must-read. everyone take a look at it. >> appreciate that. >>> gentlemen, so good to see all three of you. good back to your families if you have them and the kids. >> happy mother's day, alex. >> thank you. a wrap-up of this hour. this edition of "weekends with alex witt." all you moms, have a great one. i love you, to my mom. thank you so much. craig melvyn is up in one hour after "meet the...
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i think the obama administration have touted quite a bit all the things they have done. spending on the borders is the highest at the record levels. the number of people trying to cross is estimated to be at record low levels. still people coming in and there's still work to be done. there's also work to be done once people get here trying to find them and make sure they're not getting jobs illegally. i think the white house will say they will accept this. the president says it's not a bill i would get. it's not a bill i would write from the start. i think the reason is republicans may then support this path to citizenship. >> supporters say they are hoping to get 70 votes in the senate. even if that happens does this bill have chance at passing in thousands. there's faction in the gop still against it? >> yeah, one of the arguments the senate may be overestimating is if they get 70 votes it's going to compel the republicans in the house to take up the senate legislation or take up legislation similar to it but house speaker john boehner has said on multiple occasions sa
i think the obama administration have touted quite a bit all the things they have done. spending on the borders is the highest at the record levels. the number of people trying to cross is estimated to be at record low levels. still people coming in and there's still work to be done. there's also work to be done once people get here trying to find them and make sure they're not getting jobs illegally. i think the white house will say they will accept this. the president says it's not a bill i...
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i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> thank you, mr. chief justice. thank you so much. thank you, sweetie. >> final preparations are going on right now for tomorrow's public swearing-in and the festivities. day kicks off with the president attending church services right here in washington. for more on tomorrow's program and all the tight security around it, let's head over the capitol hill and nbc's ron mott with a good sunday to you, ron. what can we expect for the public inauguration tomorrow? >> hey, there, alex. good day to you. we don't expect this beautiful s
i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> preserve, protect, and defend. >> the constitution of the united...
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no rest for president obama today. fresh off his return from the g-20 summit, we'll spend the next two days swaying skeptical members of congress. peter alexander is at be white house for us. what is the white house's game plan this weekend? >> reporter: the president didn't waste any time executing this new game plan which is a bit of the same from before. they are trying to convince congress they have to get on board from yesterday's calls. even yesterday as he was heading home, administration officials tell us the president placed calls to members of congress trying to persuade them toward military action in syria returning to washington overnight president obama faces what is a hard sell with congress on syria. his weekly address this morning previewing the case he'll make to the nation tuesday night. >> failing to respond to this outrageous attack would increase the risk that chemical weapons could be used again. they would fall into the hands of terrorists who might use them against us and it would send a horribl
no rest for president obama today. fresh off his return from the g-20 summit, we'll spend the next two days swaying skeptical members of congress. peter alexander is at be white house for us. what is the white house's game plan this weekend? >> reporter: the president didn't waste any time executing this new game plan which is a bit of the same from before. they are trying to convince congress they have to get on board from yesterday's calls. even yesterday as he was heading home,...
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>>> remember no drama obama? if only. now it's all drama obama. >> packing a punch, but what's cpac hope by all the attacks. >>> and now to mars. >>> just past 1:00 p.m. here in the east. >>> an ohio judge handed downing the verdict today, he found two teenaged girls guilty of raping a teenaged girl apparently indocks indicated at a party. >> it is the court's decision that both of the defendantss are here adjudicated dling wents on all three counts. for those of you who are not family with ajude indication in juvenile law, it's similar to a finding of guilty. >> it got pretty amotional for those teenagers when they realized their lives were about to change. those tears he's breaking down after he went over to apologize. but nbc's ron allen has been following this story, he joins us from stubenville. ron, it was gut wrenching for so many reasons listening to both of these boys break down, there were loud sobs in the room. >> reporter: i don't think they realized, a lot of the teenagers involved in this night of partying i
>>> remember no drama obama? if only. now it's all drama obama. >> packing a punch, but what's cpac hope by all the attacks. >>> and now to mars. >>> just past 1:00 p.m. here in the east. >>> an ohio judge handed downing the verdict today, he found two teenaged girls guilty of raping a teenaged girl apparently indocks indicated at a party. >> it is the court's decision that both of the defendantss are here adjudicated dling wents on all three...
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obama has worked on this for years. this is some place where they're either going to try to say we have made headway or clearly put blame on republicans to deflect some of the fallout from the botched obamacare rollout. >> okay. peter alexander and lynn sweet, thank you so much. peter, we've been enjoying the lull of the waves. it's been kind of really zen here in the studio thanks to you. >> reporter: it is nice. >> thanks, guys. good to see you. >>> well, the deadly storm that's cutting its way across the country has brought a little bit of everything. heavy snow and ice and flooding, tornado warnings and record highs in some areas. heavy rain turned to hies, which knocked down trees leading to power outages in oklahoma. then in arkansas, a tornado tore its way through this town. it was causing some accidents, damaging homes, injured three people as well. in kentucky, winds gusting up to 70 miles an hour downed power lines, setting fire to nine cars there. so what can we expect today, and who's going to get the worst
obama has worked on this for years. this is some place where they're either going to try to say we have made headway or clearly put blame on republicans to deflect some of the fallout from the botched obamacare rollout. >> okay. peter alexander and lynn sweet, thank you so much. peter, we've been enjoying the lull of the waves. it's been kind of really zen here in the studio thanks to you. >> reporter: it is nice. >> thanks, guys. good to see you. >>> well, the deadly...
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barack obama was a historical transformational candidate. created a lot of excitement, and brought a lot of people to the polls, but with demographic and political changes happening. it is unheard things like texas being a more puff pell or blue state is a definite possibility. >> i want to quickly ask you about jay carney who tweeted a picture of the president doing target shooting, skeet last august. why tweet now? >> we have reached such a low level of trust among certain conservative members of the media, the population, they don't believe when the president makes an offhand comment about the comment he likes to skeet shoot at camp david, they want to see the birth certificate. unfortunately, this surreal thing happened where jay carney has to tweet the photo, and there are already conspiracy theories how that's not him, not his jeans, not how he holds it, it's the wrong side and it shows there is a very low level of trust with certain people and our president. >> would you have released it if you were in the white house, doug? >> yeah.
barack obama was a historical transformational candidate. created a lot of excitement, and brought a lot of people to the polls, but with demographic and political changes happening. it is unheard things like texas being a more puff pell or blue state is a definite possibility. >> i want to quickly ask you about jay carney who tweeted a picture of the president doing target shooting, skeet last august. why tweet now? >> we have reached such a low level of trust among certain...
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>>> president obama in a new and wide-ranging interview. he talks about his second term goals and what he will be extraordinarily proud of. the battle at the christmas box office. it's not just for kids anymore. a new look at why filmmakers are changing their approach this year. at points it got ugly, but did the black friday main event score for the big retailers? we have new numbers to report today. >>> hey there, everyone. it's high noon in the east. 9:00 a.m. in the west. a desperate search and rescue operation is under way in glasgow, scotland, after a police helicopter crashed into a roof of a pub filled with patrons last night. eight are confirmed dead including all three people on the helicopter. here's how one of the patrons described the crash. >> there was no sign of fire whatsoever. but i had noticed just before the cloud of dust took over the whole pub, that the skeeling had fallen onto the bar or the central bit of the pub. and that's when we realized things were serious. >> i'm joined by correspondent martin guysler about a b
>>> president obama in a new and wide-ranging interview. he talks about his second term goals and what he will be extraordinarily proud of. the battle at the christmas box office. it's not just for kids anymore. a new look at why filmmakers are changing their approach this year. at points it got ugly, but did the black friday main event score for the big retailers? we have new numbers to report today. >>> hey there, everyone. it's high noon in the east. 9:00 a.m. in the west....
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perhaps the obama administration will, as well. but why not take a page out of the implementation of part d? why dut let it crater and then come in and have to swoop down and try to pick it up? everyone knew this was coming. you knew it was coming since march 20th of 2010. this is not a surprise to anyone. it's no surprise that the number of visitors were going to be high. when officials from hhs would come to our committee, we'd ask them questions, are you ready for this? can you share us your beta testing, no answer. i asked two weeks ago, are you going to be ready october 1st? it's a yes or no question. i could not get a direct answer to that question. >> congressman michael burgess of texas, thanks so much for your time. watch "meet the press" tomorrow. among david gregory's guests, treasury secretary jack lew and republican senator rand paul of kentucky. topics will include the shutdown and debt ceiling. check your local listings. >>> office politics and we diction what will happen if the debt ceiling crisis is not resolved co
perhaps the obama administration will, as well. but why not take a page out of the implementation of part d? why dut let it crater and then come in and have to swoop down and try to pick it up? everyone knew this was coming. you knew it was coming since march 20th of 2010. this is not a surprise to anyone. it's no surprise that the number of visitors were going to be high. when officials from hhs would come to our committee, we'd ask them questions, are you ready for this? can you share us your...
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he's on the wrong side of obama care. he's on the wrong side of economic policies that's pick being away at our economy. cory booker has failed as mayor of newark and fail as senator from new jersey. i'll represent the core values of our state that i've gone up with. cory booker is too liberal for new jersey and the entire country. >> let's talk about the republican party as a whole you're looking to them to support you. but there's a big rift in the party. you have mitch mcconnell facing a huge primary bolt with matt bevin. priebus wrapping up the meetings, he said they should avoid labels, use this word republican. >> it depends what they mean by that. we need to return to a country that embraces small business not big government. country that protects us from our enemies not spy on us. that's the direction goipt. i want america to be a country ever limited government that releases the limited ability of americans to produce. i don't care if you call it conservative, libertarian, that's what i stand for. >> you talked a
he's on the wrong side of obama care. he's on the wrong side of economic policies that's pick being away at our economy. cory booker has failed as mayor of newark and fail as senator from new jersey. i'll represent the core values of our state that i've gone up with. cory booker is too liberal for new jersey and the entire country. >> let's talk about the republican party as a whole you're looking to them to support you. but there's a big rift in the party. you have mitch mcconnell facing...
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and obama has to figure out what coalitions he can cobble together. it's interesting that he knows it will have a vote. so many legislative initiatives in the house never even get to a house. >> to 215 there are also 200 democrats to give people a sense of math. to get an additional call it 25 votes because you'll lose some democrats, to get those 25, 30, 40, republican votes is going to be a challenge but it is doable. >> they have a week to work on it. we'll see what happens. jonathan alter, lynn sweet, good to see you both. >>> next up, reaction in moscow to the president's decision on syria. ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. need a little kick? ooh! could've had a v8. in the juice aisle. >>> officials are closely monitor russia's reaction. president obama and russian president putin will be face to face at the g-20. the russian leader called u.s. claims of a syrian government chemical attack as nonsense. >> reporter: good afternoon. we haven't heard fro
and obama has to figure out what coalitions he can cobble together. it's interesting that he knows it will have a vote. so many legislative initiatives in the house never even get to a house. >> to 215 there are also 200 democrats to give people a sense of math. to get an additional call it 25 votes because you'll lose some democrats, to get those 25, 30, 40, republican votes is going to be a challenge but it is doable. >> they have a week to work on it. we'll see what happens....
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he would be seen as weak and yielding to president obama. that's not something he's likely to do. >> reporter: holder said despite the fact the united states has revoked snowden's passport they would grant him a temporary one to travel back to the united states. all of this unfolding while tensions between the u.s. and russia continue to mount. >>> thank you. the national urban league will wrap up their conference. it's an annual one. it's happening in philadelphia. it was supposed to focus on getting african-americans back to work but the landmark decision on voting rights and the george zimmerman not guilty verdict forced some changes there. trayvon martin's mother addressed the convention yesterday. >> my message to you, my message to you is please use my story. please use my tragedy. please use my broken heart to say to yourself we cannot let this happen to anybody else's child. >> joining me now president and ceo of the national urban league. i'm glad to see you. i'm curious your reaction. >> that was hard one to listen to. >> we had ca
he would be seen as weak and yielding to president obama. that's not something he's likely to do. >> reporter: holder said despite the fact the united states has revoked snowden's passport they would grant him a temporary one to travel back to the united states. all of this unfolding while tensions between the u.s. and russia continue to mount. >>> thank you. the national urban league will wrap up their conference. it's an annual one. it's happening in philadelphia. it was...